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(AP) ? San Bernardino?s attorney says the city was pushed into early bankruptcy by a lawyer?s demand to pay settlements over police killings.
The city, which is facing a nearly $46 million budget gap, filed for Chapter 9 protection on Wednesday ? two weeks earlier than planned.
City Attorney James Penman tells the San Bernardino Sun that the city wanted to avoid having assets seized after an attorney tried to collect $1.4 million. The money was promised to settle three lawsuits claiming police used excessive force.
Penman says the city wouldn?t have made its next payroll if a judge had forced it to pay now. Attorney Dale Galipo says he?s disappointed and will keep trying to collect for his clients.
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Source: http://kfwbam.com/2012/08/03/lawsuit-demands-prompted-san-bernardino-bankruptcy/
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